Razor-guard.



No. 673,886. Patented May I4, 190i. R. T. MORE.

RAZOR GUARD. [Application filed Jan. 18, 1901.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD T. MORE, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

RAZOR-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,886, dated May 14,1901. Application filed January 18, 1901. Serial No- 43,755. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, RICHARD T. MORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor-Guards; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in razor-guards.

One object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive razor-guardwhich has a capacity for fitting razors of different sizes.

A further object of my invention is to provide a razor-guard that may beeasily adjusted and may be easily removed from the blade whilestropping.

A further object of my invention is to provide such a guard in one pieceof metal of such a size that will notinterfere with a closing of theblade when in position thereon. The edge of the blade does not come incontact with any portion of the metallic guard. Therefore the said edgeis not liable to damage by reason of the presence of the guard.

Preceding a detail description of my invention, reference is made to theaccompanying drawings, of which- Figure l is an elevation of my improvedrazor-guard attached to a blade. Fig. 2 is a similar elevation of theopposite side. Fig. 3 is an end View showing the guard in position on ablade of maximum size. Fig. 4: is a simi lar view of the guard on ablade of a smaller size. Fig. 5 is an elevation in section of the guard,showing the top clamps. Fig. 6 is a top view of the guard.

The guard l is stamped from asingle sheet of metal having the necessarystrength and resiliency to provide three overlapping clamps 2, whichclamp one side of the razor-blade and hold said blade in close contactwith the guard. The lower ends of the clamps 2 alone come in contactwith the blade. In providing the three clamps 2, the central one ofwhich, it will be noticed, is the largest, there is a portion of themetal cut out, as at 3,

which reduces the weight of the guard and facilitates a cleansingthereof.

It Will be noticed from Figs. 3 and 4 that the guard is concavedthroughout its body to a degree that conforms to the concavity of thehollow-ground blade 4. It will also be noticed'that the lower toothed orserrated edge 5 of the guard projects below the edge of the blade andcurves outwardly away from said edge, so that the edge of the blade isin no danger of coming in contact with the'guard. It will also benoticed that the inner lower ends of the teeth or serrations 5 areuniformly rounded, as at 6, in order that they may pass over the facewithout meeting with any 0bstruction and without causingirritation. Theserrations prevent a removal of the latherin passing over the face toany extent that would interfere with the operation of shaving. The topof the guard is provided with downwardlyprojected tongues 7, which arestamped in the metal. These tongues are utilized for adjusting the guardto razorblades of narrower width than the maximum size by simply bendingthem down, the natural resiliency of the metal com bining with theolamps.2 to hold the blade firm. When the guard is used on a maximumsize of blade, these tongues 7 are 8c allowed to remain in the openingswhich are provided in stamping them, or, in other words, they are notbent down. It will be noticed that the said tongues have a lower roundedsurface when pressed inwardly. This is necessary, as the tongues therebyoffer no obstruction to the entry of the razor-blade at either end ofthe guard, which is necessary in reversing the razor. By means of theseclam ping-tongues 7 the guard may be fitted to any of the usual sizes ofrazors. The said tongues in the smaller size of razors form the upperbrace of the guard, the same as the top or the npper part of the clamps2 when a maximum size of blade is inserted in the guard. This 5 guardwhen once adjusted, which only takes a moments time, need never bechanged as long as that particularrazor is used, and being of oneintegral piece there is no liability of its getting out of order or ofany of its parts becoming lost.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A razor-guard constructed inone intogral piece of sheet metal, having side clamps 2, the body of'theguard having a longitudinal curvature corresponding with the curvatureof ahollow-ground razor-blade, the said guard having teeth which projectbelow the vedge of the razor-blade and curve outwardly therefrom so asto free the cutting edge of the blade from any contact With the guard,and

- tongues projecting from theupper side of said guard whereby said guardis adapted to fit blades of dilferent sizes, substantially as specified.

2. A razor-guard constructed in one intea series of clamps which embraceone side of the razor-blade, tongues or projections 15 I gral piece ofsheet metal stamped to provide in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD T. MORE. Witnesses:

R. J. MOCARTY, O. M. THEOBALD.

